This has been the worst summer for bear maulings in the municipality since 2008, when three people were injured by brown bears in Anchorage and Eagle River and another person was swatted by a black bear in Eagle River. Previously this summer two people were mauled, one in Eagle River and one near Bird Creek.
The summer has also proven deadly for at least four young brown bears in the Anchorage area. Two of the bears were shot by wildlife authorities after exhibiting a pattern of behavior that was likely to result in human injuries. The other two brown bears, including one which escaped from the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage, were shot in defense of life or property.
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/artic...s-alaska-woman-near-anchorage-area-campground
It is only mid-June and the Anchorage area is getting into it's worst season ever with months to go of more possible bear attacks. With two DLP's and three attacks so far, one has to wonder why we haven't had a single save from pepper spray, but we have had two saves from firearms.
I continue to be skeptical about just exactly how good pepper spray vs guns really are. It is clear in the three attacks that they had neither pepper spray or guns. The days for just walking around in grizzly country without any protection at all is just not a good idea at all. If you like pepper spray, carry it. If you like guns carry them. But walking around in grizzly country counting on your good looks is not a winning combination.:banghead: